Senior Manager, Data Science & Applied AI - GenAI Leader

O'Reilly Auto Parts; Headquarters (WA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

O'Reilly Auto Parts is seeking a Sr. Manager of Data Science & Applied AI to lead multiple teams across People Analytics, Inventory, Supply Chain, and Store Operations, shaping the strategy and technical direction for ML, GenAI, and advanced analytics.

The role partners with product, data engineering, and technology leaders to translate business opportunities into scalable AI solutions with measurable impact, governance, and a strong focus on ROI.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of Data Science or AI teams across multiple domains.
• Strong expertise in ML, AI, GenAI, optimization, and analytics.
• Hands-on understanding of GenAI architectures including LLMs, RAG, embeddings.
• Experience with enterprise cloud AI platforms (GCP Vertex AI).
• Ability to tie AI initiatives to measurable business outcomes.
• Strong data governance, security, and enterprise data architecture knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple Data Science and Applied AI teams across business domains like People Analytics, Inventory Optimization, Supply Chain, Operations.
• Define and execute the enterprise strategy for Applied AI, ML, GenAI, predictive analytics, and optimization.
• Identify high-value opportunities where AI can improve inventory, forecasting, replenishment, and operations.
• Drive the development and productionization of GenAI solutions, including copilots and AI agents.
• Establish standards for LLM evaluation, grounding, guardrails, responsible AI, security, observability, and model monitoring.
• Partner with Data Engineering, Architecture, and Platform teams to enable scalable MLOps/LLMOps on GCP.
• Lead advanced DS capabilities including forecasting, optimization, recommendation systems, and experimentation.
• Ensure AI/ML solutions are production-ready with quality, testing, and lifecycle management.
• Establish KPIs and ROI frameworks connecting model performance to business value.
• Translate model outputs into actionable executive guidance and business narratives.
• Build partnerships with senior leaders across Inventory, Supply Chain, HR/People Analytics, Merchandising, Digital, and Technology.

Skills

Data Science leadership

Machine Learning

GenAI

GCP/Vertex AI

MLOps/LLMOps

Stakeholder management

Retail domain knowledge

Tools

Vertex AI

GCP

Job description

O'Reilly Auto Parts is seeking a Sr. Manager of Data Science & Applied AI to lead multiple teams across People Analytics, Inventory, Supply Chain, and Store Operations, shaping the strategy and technical direction for ML, GenAI, and advanced analytics.

The role partners with product, data engineering, and technology leaders to translate business opportunities into scalable AI solutions with measurable impact, governance, and a strong focus on ROI.